Psyche
24-Aug-2025, 07:50 PM
Burara contains amomg others ,several orange skippers which are hard to ID.
(Burara onknown etymology. Possibly latinised a small village, Burra to Burara much as the Ganges is latinised from Ganga to Gangara.)
Burara harisa (harisa --Sanskrit , protecter in the Ramayana.)
HW patch streaked . Orange cilia only to vein 4.
https://wingscales.com/Hesperiidae/Burara-harisa-consobrina
Burara jaina. (jaina Sanskrit.)
HW patch streaked; Orange cilia to vein 7.
FW often with a white cellspot.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/90040020.html
https://thaibutterflies.com/Butterflies/burara-jaina/
Burara oedipodea (oedipodea, ancient lost Greek poem about King Oedipus.)
HW patch solid.Orange cilia to about vein 6.
Upper margin of HW may be folded in the male.
https://wingscales.com/Hesperiidae/Burara-oedipodea-oedipodea
Burara etelka (etelka name taken from a Hungarian novel.)
HW patch solid, often doubled. palce midway in HW so that it is very close to the cellend.
Orange cilia to vein 4.
https://wingscales.com/Hesperiidae/Burara-etelka-etelka
Burara anadi owsteni (anadi Sangskrit word, ssp after Owstoni.)
hW patch vague. HW orange sreaks inner margin to vein 2.
No valid image.
https://thaibutterflies.com/Butterflies/burara-anadi/
Burara tuckeri (after Tucker.)
HW without orange streak, but streaked purplish white.
Orange cilia to vein 2.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2456361910
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2456361867
Three species B. jaina, anadi and tuckeri are rarely observed.
TL Seow : Cheers.
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(Burara onknown etymology. Possibly latinised a small village, Burra to Burara much as the Ganges is latinised from Ganga to Gangara.)
Burara harisa (harisa --Sanskrit , protecter in the Ramayana.)
HW patch streaked . Orange cilia only to vein 4.
https://wingscales.com/Hesperiidae/Burara-harisa-consobrina
Burara jaina. (jaina Sanskrit.)
HW patch streaked; Orange cilia to vein 7.
FW often with a white cellspot.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/90040020.html
https://thaibutterflies.com/Butterflies/burara-jaina/
Burara oedipodea (oedipodea, ancient lost Greek poem about King Oedipus.)
HW patch solid.Orange cilia to about vein 6.
Upper margin of HW may be folded in the male.
https://wingscales.com/Hesperiidae/Burara-oedipodea-oedipodea
Burara etelka (etelka name taken from a Hungarian novel.)
HW patch solid, often doubled. palce midway in HW so that it is very close to the cellend.
Orange cilia to vein 4.
https://wingscales.com/Hesperiidae/Burara-etelka-etelka
Burara anadi owsteni (anadi Sangskrit word, ssp after Owstoni.)
hW patch vague. HW orange sreaks inner margin to vein 2.
No valid image.
https://thaibutterflies.com/Butterflies/burara-anadi/
Burara tuckeri (after Tucker.)
HW without orange streak, but streaked purplish white.
Orange cilia to vein 2.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2456361910
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2456361867
Three species B. jaina, anadi and tuckeri are rarely observed.
TL Seow : Cheers.
28925